DNA experts identify Sonoma Co. John Doe

Name: DNA experts identify Sonoma Co. John Doe
Uploaded: 2026-03-31T16:36:56Z
Duration: 6 min 13 s
Description: Human remains found washed up on a Sonoma County Beach have been identified as Santa Rosa resident Walter Karl Kinney, who vanished in 1999. The case went cold, but the non-profit organization DNA Doe Project was able to identify the remains through investigative genetic genealogy.

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Human remains found washed up on a Sonoma County Beach have been identified as Santa Rosa resident Walter Karl Kinney, who vanished in 1999. The case went cold, but the non-profit organization DNA Doe Project was able to identify the remains through investigative genetic genealogy.